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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
3
The Sentinel notes Christmas at home with residents seen about town. Stores close for the holiday. many locals and visitors from Albany Oregon Chicora Atlanta and Easley share greetings. Several community notices follow including church events subscriptions visits and local improvements.
A Christmas message extols peace on earth through Christ and urges love and generosity. It recalls the angelic proclamation and the Prince of Peace, urging readers to celebrate with gifts of kindness to the poor and friends. It emphasizes goodwill, hopeful transformation, and shared joy.
Notice from the State Board of Education announces a special teachers examination on January 12, 1912, beginning at 9 o'clock. The test will be held in the Court House and is authorized by R. T. Hallum, Co. Snot. Education.
After January 1 1912 the Sentinel will remove subscribers more than a year in arrears to comply with postal rules. Price stays 1 year in advance at 1 but rises to 1.25 if not prepaid. The paper cites heavy printing costs and urges advance payments. A closing line promotes Dr Miles Laxative Tablets.
Judge Newbery performs multiple marriage ceremonies as holiday romance grows. Miss Bertie Holder weds Mr. Mace Medlin on the 14th, followed by Miss Velma Hughes marrying Mr. J B Morgan, both Easley natives.
The graded school will close Thursday for the holidays and stay closed until January 2. Teachers plan holiday visits. Prof Ballentine and Mrs Ballentine will visit Leesville relatives, others return home. Post holiday, parents urged to visit and discuss student progress and school work. All together for a better school.
Folger Thornley and Co is one of Pickens’s oldest firms dating to the town’s early days. The business has grown with new departments and lines and now includes automobiles. Despite hard times, they report a good year and expect continued success.
A reader praises Miss Miller and companions for visiting the poor house with gifts for inmates. The letter notes the residents are not criminals and hopes the act will gain her popularity and serve as a religious example, asking God for reward.
County offices will close for Christmas with officials at home or with families. Auditor N A Christopher and Sheriff Roark plan quiet days. Treasurer J T Richey will be in Columbia but available after. Stores display festive decor. the piece notes convicts dine Christmas Day and local youths eye treats.
At the Southern International Poultry show in Atlanta Asa G Chandler Jr paid 3506 dollars for chickens from Will iam Cook & Sons Scotch Plains N J A sign over a coop read Sold to Asa G Chandler Jr for 2000 The firm behind the sale pioneered the Orpington breed and has won over 13000 first prizes It is expected Chandler will breed prize birds from the stock Just purchased.
A meeting of the executive and laymen's committees in Pickens on the 15th inst. agreed to notify pastors and churches about Layman's Missionary Rally and layman meetings during the coming year. Signatories include J. T. Taylor, J. C. Garrett, J. T. Abercrombie, R. T. Haltom, and C. E. Robinson.
An advertisement from Globe Optical Co Greenville SC offers Kryptok Invisible Bifocal glasses as a Christmas gift with a free embossed aluminum spectacle case. Dr Aaron A Odom and A H Schade oversee the offer at the Masonic Temple location.
Court sale to the highest bidder at the court on a Saturday in January 1912. The property is a lot of land in Pickens on Hagood Street containing one and a third acres more or less. Known as the J. W. Sheriff house and lot with six rooms a barn pasture water and other improvements. Terms: one third cash balance on terms to M. C. Smith.
The Pickens Cotton Mill closes Saturday at 11 30 and stays shut Wednesday next. The superintendent and many mill workers will spend the holiday with friends Friday even as the school conducts Christmas exercises with songs recitations and speaking. A joyful Christmas is anticipated for the mill village.
Citizens holding claims against the City of Pickens are asked to submit itemized statements and payments for back licenses and city taxes. The note asks for prompt payment to enable a correct statement effective January 1.
Mr. Aiken from Greenville stayed as a guest at Pickens Inn in Pickens this week. He is in the revenue service and known as a faithful officer of Uncle Sam. A native of Transylvania County, North Carolina, he served three terms in the State legislature and is now out of politics, though viewed by locals as a champion of the people’s rights.
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